Piper PA-28-201T N8088E accident near Mount Pleasant, Michigan, October 22, 2023

Piper PA-28-201T, registration N8088E, was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, Michigan on October 22, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA023 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 38 minutes of the flight after departing the Lapeer/Dumont Arpt area (KD95), reaching a maximum of 6,525 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:19 UTC, at 3,075 ft and 105 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 10 km from Mount Pleasant Muni (KMOP).

The nearest weather report, from KMOP (10 km away), showed wind 270° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-201T registered in United States (Mode S AB030A).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
October 22, 2023
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-201T
Registration
N8088E
Injuries
None
NTSB case
CEN24LA023 (Completed)
Departure area
Lapeer/Dumont Arpt (KD95)
Nearest airport
Mount Pleasant Muni (KMOP)
Recorded flight
38 min, max 6,525 ft
Last recorded position
22:19 UTC, 3,075 ft, 105 kt

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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA023; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.